After qualifying points were totaled
from two nights (thurs, & friday) of racing action The Steel City Outlaw
found himself on the pole of the first B-main. In the 15 lap "B" Shaffer
piloted the Ron Hammons owned 6t to the win
making it into his fifth STN finale in as many tries.
This placed the Aliquippa, Pa native 7th on the forty lap A-main starting
grid. After a lot of slide jobs, and close side-by-side racing Tim
advanced to finish 5th overall. With a total of 94 different drivers
competing, this was no easy task.

Complete race results:

“E” Main (Top
8 Advance to “D” Mains; 1,3,5,7 to “D” Main 1 & 2,4,6,8 to “D” Main 2):

Last night's final
All-Star event of the season @ Eldora Speedway was rained out, and will
not be rescheduled......However, the wet weather did not dampen Tim
Shaffer's celebration! The Steel City Outlaw become only the third driver
in UNOH All Star history to win four straight series' titles! (Kenny
Jacobs & Chad Kemenah). Tim won all four All-Star titles driving the
Call/Holbrook Motorsports No. 83.

Night
#2 was not so good for the CH Motorsports team. Shaffer time 38th quick
from 53. Tim missed the transfer to the A-main by one position in heat
#3 (finished 5th). Next up was the C-main where Tim started and finished
2nd moving him into the B-main where he would start 18th. In the twelve
lap "B" the Steel City Outlaw gave it his all finishing 13th....It
wasn't the results the No. 83 Team was hoping for, but as in racing, you
have nights like this.

The CH Motorsports #83
timed 19th fast from 55 Outlaws. In heat race #4 Shaffer started on the
pole with a fast car and kept it there finishing 1st. In the fast dash
The Steel City Outlaw started 11th and brought it home 8th. Next up for
Shaffer was the thirty lap A-main. During the "A" Shaffer made some bold
moves. Using both the low and high lines to pass, and when the dust
settled Shaffer was sitting 4th. It was a solid run for the
Call/Holbrook Machine.

Not
a great night for locals with the exception of Blaney. It almost did not
happen as cold weather and rain nearly won out. After some long... delays
and dealing with a lot of mud... (see left) the show got underway. Tim
timed 16th putting him in a tough position for the night. He made the
transfer in the first heat. After all the delays the car develped problems
causing Tim to have to drop out of the "A" for a dnf. The top five all
started up front with the exception of Jac, he was on a tear. It was great
of the drivers to stick it out, some people travel great distances for
these races and having to drive home without seeing a race is a bummer! I
have been there too many times.

The CH Motorsports Kistler
Engines/VRP Shocks backed J&J machine had a great night at Fremont
(night #2). Shaffer timed 3rd fast from 29 All-Star Sprint cars. Shaffer
made the transfer in heat #3, and the dash. In the dash The Steel City
Outlaw started 3rd and finished a strong second. This placed the Aaron
Call/Janet Holbrook owned #83 sprinter on the outside of row #1 for the
fifty lap A-main. When the "A" went green Tim dropped into the 2nd spot
behind pole sitter Dean Jacobs. On lap 18 Shaffer shot past Jacobs for
the lead. A lead Shaffer would not give up winning his 12th career
victory at “The Track That Action Built.

Victory lane quotes from Shaffer, “This feels so good. It’s been
awhile. This year it seems like we’ve run seconds and thirds which is
not a bad year. But, you want to win…you’re used to winning, it just
feels great.....It was just one of those nights…it was my night and it
worked out. My hats off to my guys and this CH Motorsports team. I have
great owners and a great crew and it’s really fun to be back up here. We
have just kept working harder and harder at it. It feels great…it feels
back like it used to be. It just takes time for people to work together
and gel together.”

“I really love running this place because it changes throughout the
night and you have to move around. It seems to fall in my hands. For the
fans this is a great race track and Farmer (Rich, promoter) and the guys
did a great job of prepping the track".

Tim leads the All-Star national points with just one race
remaining. Tim is trying to become the third driver to win four straight
All-Star championships. GO TIM!!

It was a disappointing night for Tim and the C&H
crew. Tim had a good car qualifying in the top 10 and making
his transfer to the "A" in heat 3. All was well until
mechanical problems struck on lap 13 bringing Tim to a stop
and causing a yellow. The night ended with a 22nd finish.
Tonight is night two at Fremont and a second chance at a win
at the famed oval.
Go Tim!

Sept 8, 2012. All
Star Circuit of Champions. The Steel City Outlaw 12th in Port Royal 50
lapper.

The CH
Motorsports Team struggled a bit on night #2 @ the Port after Shaffer
Qualified 7th fast. In heat #3 Shaffer fell back to finish 6th after
starting fourth. Next up for Shaffer was the 12 lap B-main. In the "B" The
Steel City Outlaw made the transfer to the 50 lap A-main by finishing 2nd
(top 4). In the "A" Shaffer advanced ten positions finishing 12th. It
wasn't the weekend the CH No. 83 had hoped for, but in racing you have
nights like this.

The
Steel City Outlaw qualified 11th fast from the huge field of 46 cars. In
heat #3 Tim started 4th and finished a strong second. No fast dash for
Shaffer on this night. In the 30 lap A-main Shaffer lined up his
Call/Holbrook #83 ride inside row #4 (7th). After a lot of close racing
action The Steel City Outlaw finished right where he started, 7th.

Shaffer started out his night by setting fast time in the CH Motorsports
machine. The Call/Holbrook #83 made the A-main transfer through heat #1.
In the six lap fast dash The Steel City Outlaw finished 4th, and that
placed Shaffer fourth on the "A" starting grid. In the thirty lap main
event Shaffer fought a ill handling car, but in the end he brought it home
5th. Not the results the CH Team was hoping for, but it was a "Ok" points
night.

The CH Motorsports #83 Team
struggled a bit in qualifying (21st quick), but they didn't give up and in
the end Shaffer advanced 11 positions in the "A". Starting 20th and
finishing inside the top 10 isn't easy with this talented group of
drivers. It was a good points night for Shaffer / CH No. 83 Team.

In
qualifying Shaffer circled the famous speedway in 13.072 seconds which
ended up 3rd quick overall from 31 cars. The Steel City Outlaw made the
transfer to the A-main and fast dash in heat #3 after a 4th place finish.
In the dash the CH Motorsports No. 83 ride started on the pole and won.
Shaffer started the "A" from the pole aboard his Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook
owned, Kistler Engines backed #83 machine and when the race ended Shaffer
was 2nd behind his
student Danny Holtgraver. :-)

“Give
all the credit to Danny and his guys. He was just better than ALL of us
tonight. I guess I’ll have to quit helping him out so much,” joked
Shaffer, who leads the UNOH All Star national points and is closing in on
Dale Blaney for the series’ Ohio Region points lead. “I don’t think I’ve
ever complained so much about finishing second and third in a season. It’s
just been one of those years. We’ll just keep trying…my guys are working
hard and I’m not going to give up…they deserve some wins.”

The CH Motorsports #83 crew gave Tim a fast car and he
qualified it 2nd quick from the 27 All-Star drivers. Shaffer finished
3rd in heat race #2 after starting sixth. This transferred the No. 83
directly into the thirty lap A-main and the six lap fast dash; where he
finished 3rd. Tim started the "A" 3rd and quickly moved into second
place, with a handful of laps to go the #83 got bottled up with lapped
traffic losing the spot. When the dust settled Tim was 3rd.

It was a great night in Michigan for
the CH Motorsports No. 83 Team. The Steel City Outlaw grabs his fifth All
Star win of the year. Quoting Tim “The CH Motorsports team has been up and
down and we’ve had a lot of seconds this year and we’re just trying to get
some wins. We have Dave Lawrence on board now with James Chambers and we
have some new guys on the crew and I think we’re really starting to gel
and it’s a lot of fun,”

Tim's
night started off with him qualifying the CH Motorsports machine 13th fast
from twenty-five cars. In heat race #1 Shaffer started outside pole and
drove to the win. No dash for the No. 83 on this night, which meant Tim
would start the A-main way back in the 13th position. In the thirty lap
"A" The Steel City Outlaw put his elbows up and went to work. When the
dust settled on the Brandon South Dakota speedway Shaffer was 5th. It was
a solid points night for the CH Team as they clinched the All-Stars "Great
Plains Region" point title!!

The CH Motorsports No.
83 Team gave it 110% all week, but after four days of racing, qualifying
and earning points with 98 of the best sprint car drivers in the world the
CH Motorsports No. 83 fell two positions short of making the big fifty lap
A-main (top 4 transfer to the "A") after finishing 6th in the 22 lap
B-main.

Winning this
prestigious event in 2010 (The 50th Annual) was the biggest win of Tim's
career to date. So, falling short by only two spots was a little
disappointing. There were a lot of "big name" drivers that didn't make the
"A" this year. Like always, It was a tough field.

Tim
started 13th in the World Challenge on Friday night. It was a 20 lap race
making it very hard to make to many passes if you are in the back. Tim was
able to move up to the 5th spot at the Checkers. It was probably
more valuable race for testing set ups and the track conditions then
anything else. Knoxville is one of those tracks you can't get too many
laps on. It is also a good thing for those teams that would not normally
race on Friday. There is nothing a racer dislikes more than being a
spectator. This years new format may prove to be O.K.. It is great if you
have a bad qualifying night, but it is tough to make a decision on what to
do if you are in the middle. Tonight Tim will have to run the "B" to make
the transfer to the Nationals. The good thing
is he will be up in the front and only have to pass a few cars to do it.
And we all know Tim and the crew will do there best to get it done.

Go Tim, Go
Team!!!!

August 9, 2012 KNOXVILLE NATIONALS, Knoxville, IA
- 410 Nationals

Well
this is the biggest race of the year and you and you hope you areprepared and at least, a little lucky. Tim started the night with a
31st place qualifying run, not good with all the points that are awarded
for that alone. Rather then sitting around with their heads down the crew
got to work to improve the car. And improve the car they did! They went
over the car from front to back. It paid off as Tim was able to make the
transfer direct to the nights "A" main from is heat. Having some time before the "A" the crew went over
the car again using the knowledge from the Heat and the week before run
with a 360. And what a job they did. Tim had a hot rod in the Feature.

Starting in 15th spot in this crowd in a 25 lap race is a real challenge.
A couple of early yellow and a red flag for spun or flipped cars were
avoided
by
Tim. This moved him up a few places, the rest was all Tim. He got around
them one or two at a time and with 2 laps to go he was in 2nd and pressing
hard on the leader. Lapped cars forced Tim to loose some momentum but 2nd
place in this case was welcomed. Tim's point tally will put him in the
front of the "B" on Saturday. The new format allows you to abandon your
points and start fresh tonight (Fri). With quite a few of the top
drivers not making through there heats in the last 2 nights or having
mechanical problems, it is a tough call. At this writing Tim is going to
take his chances with keeping his point total. Saturdays feature is
a longer race and it has been proven in the past that it can be won from
any starting spot.

I am
attempting to keep Tim's fans updated during this race event, so if you
are not signed up for Twitter updates you may want to. I have several
people texting me during the night getting me some inside "real time"
updates during events. a fan facebook page is now onlne too. Drop by and give Tim a "Like"

After qualifying (two nights) was complete Shaffer
accumulated 439 points. Which ended being twenty-third overall from 109
cars. This placed the CH Motorsports #83 third in the B-main. In the 15
lap "B" Shaffer drove a great race finishing 3rd. This transferred the
Aliquippa PA Native to the 25 lap A-main.

The Steel City Outlaw would start the main event from the last row (23rd),
but Tim was up for the challenge, and so was his Team. The "A" race is
only twenty-five laps, so Shaffer had to move quick. The CH No. 83 was
passing cars both high and low on the fast 1/2 mile speedway. In the end
Shaffer brought it home 14th. It was decent run. 23rd to 14th.

Tim is racing in the 83 C&H with a 360 power plant. Tim
qualified 25th out of 45 entrants in a very competitive car. Tim made the
transfer to the "A" with a strong 2nd place finish in the 5th Heat. In the
Main he made a very strong run moving from 13th to finish 6th. Tonight was
the 2nd of 2 qualifiers for Saturday Nights Finals. Not sure how the
points are figured its a but with the points he made for passing I think
Tim will be in pretty good shape for making the Main.

The C&H crew gave Tim a fast car and he qualified it 2nd
quick in a very competitive crowd of cars. Finished 3rd in the All Pro 2nd
heat to make the transfer to the "A" and Dash. Tim started the "A" in 6th
as a result of the pill pull for the dash. At the checkers Tim was 3rd
right behind to WoO regulars. A very good run when you consider the most
cars anyone passed was 6. You give it your all and take what you can get.

The CH Motorsports #83 had a decent
night in Winnipeg, MB. Tim was 2nd quick from 18 cars. Shaffer moved up
two spots in heat #2 to finish 2nd. In the dash Shaffer started and
finished 4th. There wasn't a whole lot of passing in the A-main. The Steel
City Outlaw started fourth and forty laps later he was third. It was a
good points night.

The
Steel City Outlaw was forth quick in time trials from the large 39 car
field. In heat #4 Tim drove the Call/Holbrook No. 83 ride to the win from
the sixth place starting position. The CH Motorsports #83 was hooked
up!......Shaffer lined up 5th in the dash and brought it home 3rd. In the
"A" Shaffer moved all around the speedway searching for the fastest line;
and where he could try to make his move on leader Dale Blaney. In the end
The Steel City Outlaw finished second behind the #2 of Blaney. It was a
good night of racing in WI.

ASCoC
next stop is July 24 @ Hibbing Raceway, located in Hibbing MN. GO TIM!!

July 19, 2012 - All-Star
Circuit of Champions, Fonda Speedway, NY. When you're HOT your Hot, and
right now the CH Motorsports Team is HOT!

Shaffer
put his Kistler Engines, J&J Auto Racing, VRP Shocks backed CH Motorsports
#83 machine to the test on the famous egg shaped half-mile NY oval. Tim's
night began qualifying 2nd quick from 23 sprints. The Call/Holbrook #83
finished 3rd in heat #2 after starting 6th. Shaffer won the fast dash from
the pole in convincing style. This placed The Steel City Outlaw on the
pole for the 30 lap A-main. There was no stopping the CH No. 83 Team on
this night.........At the start of the "A" Shaffer jumped out to a
commanding lead and was setting a blistering pace when the first (of
three) caution flag flew bunching up the field for the restart. When the
race resumed Tim had no trouble distasting himself from field. In the end
Shaffer was able to stretch out his lead and claim his second consecutive
ASCoC victory! This is Tim's fourth All-Star win of the season and his
second straight win at Fonda Speedway.

Post race quote from Shaffer "Definitely, you have to be lucky, it all
comes into play. You have to have luck but you have to have a great car
here. If you don’t have a great car here, I don’t care where you start;
you end up in the back in a hurry. It is a tough track. When it gets slick
you have to be patient but aggressive. It worked out for us again
tonight.”

The
Steel City Outlaw stopped the qualifying clock @ 13.546, which
ended up being 7th fast from a record 50 sprints. A 3rd place heat race
finish locked the CH Motorsports #83x into the 40 lap A-main. In the forty
lap "A" Shaffer started 13th and finished 11th.
Next stop for Shaffer is the "Don Martin Silver Cup" on Tuesday July 17 @
Lernerville Speedway, Sarver PA. GO TIM!!

July 13th, Night Before the
KINGS ROYAL, Eldora Speedway - World of Outlaw Sprints

It
is a tough crowd when the month of money starts, 48 stout cars showed up
at Eldora for the NB4. The C&H car was very competitive
but qualified in the 22nd spot making the night a lot more challenging.
Tim missed the transfer in the heat but won the "B" after starting
4th behind Tony Stewart and Jac Haudenschild, a tough pair. This put Tim
in the back of the "A" (21st). But the C&H crew gave Tim a good race car
and he brought it all the way up to 6th when the checkers flew. Tonight is
the Royal, lets hope for a good pill draw and a "Victory" !

July 11, 2012 - World of
Outlaws. The Steel City Outlaw 10th in the 24th
annual Brad Doty Classic @ Limaland Motorsports Park.

The CH Motorsports #83x
of Shaffer timed 25th quick (11.269) from forty three WoO drivers. Shaffer
grabbed the fifth and final transfer spot in heat race #1 after moving up
a couple positions finishing 5th. In the 40 lap A-main Shaffer found
himself starting way back in the 22nd spot (twenty-six starters)..The
Steel City Outlaw had his work cut out for him, and knew getting a top ten
would be tough......but that's exactly what he did. Shaffer advanced from
22nd to 10th in forty laps! It was a strong come back for the CH
Motorsports Team.

The
CH Motorsports J&J swapped power plants after the completion of Ohio
Speedweek and headed for the inaugural Bob Reynolds Memorial (360) race at
Waynesfield Raceway Park. The CH crew prepared an awesome car for the
Aliquippa, PA Native. Shaffer started 6th in heat race #2 and won. This
placed The Steel City Outlaw 4th (outside row #2) in the thirty lap main
event. Shaffer made short work getting to the front. The #83 of Shaffer
grabbed the lead on lap 13 and never looked back collecting the 6K
winner's check. It was another solid performance from the Aaron Call Janet
Holbrook owned Team.

The
CH Motorsports #83 started out a little behind after qualifying 15th
quick. In Heat race #3 Shaffer rocketed to the win after starting 3rd. No
dash for the CH ride, so Shaffer found himself starting from the 11th
position for the big 50 lap "A". The Steel City Outlaw used up every inch
of track grabbing the runner up spot. It was a solid performance from the
Call/Holbrook Team.....In the end Shaffer wound up finishing a strong
second overall in the Ohio Speedweek point series. Photo by http://www.campbellphoto.com/

The Steel City Outlaw had a good night in Ohio (Speedweek
race #6). The defending speedweek champion put his CH Motorsports machine
through its paces. Tim qualified 12th (not great) from forty cars. After
qualifying the CH #83 crew went to work on chassis set up for the dry
surface. In heat #4 Shaffer moved up two spots finishing 2nd with a strong
car. When the "A" went green the fans saw 40 laps of action packed racing.
Shaffer started 7th with a good handling car. Tim had some awesome side by
side racing w/plenty of drivers, but when the dust settled 7th place
starter, and current ASCoC point leader Shaffer finished 2nd. Photo by http://www.campbellphoto.com/

Post race quotes from Tim “I was trying my damnest…that was a hell of a
race. You get Larson out front…that kid is awesome; he’s got a lot of
talent. To stay up front at this track…it’s tough, the track changes and
you have to move around a lot. When I got to third I thought I might have
a shot at this. I kind of slid Larson down there earlier and it worked so
I tried it just to see how close I could get to Dale and I tried it and
got next to him and thought I needed to save that for later. I just came
up a little short. What a heck of a race…that was a lot of fun."

“I can’t wait to race tomorrow… I just love racing every night. We have a
great team with Janet and Aaron giving us great tools to work with. The
J&J chassis and VRP shocks and Kistler Engines…it’s just starting to come
together and it’s a lot of fun,” added Shaffer.

The CH Motorsports #83 Team timed 4th quick from 43
cars. Shaffer transferred to the Dash after a 4th place finish in heat
race #4. A sixth place dash finish placed the Call/Holbrook #83 machine
outside of row #3 (6th). In the "A" Shaffer; like many other drivers had
to change right rear (Good Year) tires throughout the main event. The RR
tires were popping like crazy. It was crazy even a right front went for
one driver, did not think we were ever going to get out of there. In the
end Shaffer finished 7th.

Tim had a respectable night at Wayne County Speedway. He
qualified 13th and that adds to the challenge of not being in the top 6
and making the dash. He did however have no problem make the transfer in
his heat and went on to finish 5th in the "A" Main.

Its on to Tim's home turf at Hartford Ohio's Sharon
Speedway, look forward to another night of tough compettion at Dale
Blaney's home track.

June 24th ASCoC at Cannonball Speedway, St.
Clairsville Ohio. Strong 2nd Place

Tim
was given a fast car by the C&H crew last night, he was late getting out
for hisqualifying laps but still managed to be 2nd quick. Tim made
the transfer to the dash and made quick work of it giving him the pole for
the feature. And what a feature it was! One of the best ones I witnessed
in a while. Kyle Larson has been making quick work of many of his
competitors lately and is a very talented driver. He passed Tim in the "A"
in the first couple of laps but the battle was yet to come. To make it
brief, they raced side by side on several occasions and every time the got
to lapped traffic a yellow or red seemed to fly give Kyle the benefit of
the single file restart. It was a very good performance by both drivers,
they raced clean and hard and only one could win.

The Aaron Call/Janet Holbrook owned CH Motorsports Team
had a decent second night (of nine races in a row) of Ohio Speedweek. Tim
clocked in 10th fast from the impressive 45 car field. The Steel City
Outlaw advanced two spots in heat #2 finishing 2nd. In the 40 lap A-main
the CH #83 lined up 9th. When the green flag dropped the intense racing
action began. Shaffer waged a race long battle with Paul McMahan, Byron
Reed, Bryan Sebetto and Sam Hafertepe Jr. before claiming the third
finishing position. Shaffer now leads the All-Star points!! GO TIM!!

Post race quote - “That was a really awesome race. To slide back and forth
was fun. My guys gave me a really good car tonight…...we really felt good
tonight, Hopefully we’re getting back on track. We’ll take a third
place….it’s going to be a tough week and we have a lot of tough
competition…the kids are getting faster."

With
41 cars in the pits you need to get out on the track early for a good
time, that did
not happen. The track was going away when Tim finally got out to qualify
and it was a setback for Tim and some of the other drivers that are
usually up front. Tim timed 17th and started the first heat in 2nd where
he finished for the transfer to the "A". Tim was making some progress when
he spun on lap 15 and some light contact damaged the front end. The C&H
crew worked feverishly trying to replace the damaged part before the green
waved but could not get it done ending the night.

The Team will be at Waynesfield Park tonight for the 2nd
night of the 8 night series, plenty of time to make up for tonight's set
back.

6-10-12. Shaffer
picks up his second All Star win of the season @ Utica Rome Speedway.

The CH
Motorsports ride was fast all night in NY. The Steel City Outlaw started
off by setting quick time on the big half mile track stopping the clocks @
17.561. Shaffer followed that up with a pair of second place finishes in
heat #1 and the fast dash. When the A-main went green outside pole sitter
Shaffer fell back to the 4th position, however he did not stay there very
long. As the race went on the CH Motorsports car
moved
into first place and stretched out his lead. When the dust settled Shaffer
had over a full straightaway lead!! Nest
up for Shaffer & the CH #83 will be Ohio Speed week starting on June 22nd
non-stop to June 30th. GO TIM!!

The CH
Motorsports #83 Team timed 9th fast from 37 cars. Shaffer transferred to
the Dash after a 4th place finish in heat race #1. In the six lap dash Tim
was smokin' fast taking the win. This placed the Call/Holbrook owned
machine on the pole for the thirty lap A-main. In the "A" Shaffer started
out "ok", but as the race went on the handling went away a bit. In the end
Shaffer had to settle for 7th.

Tim is
only 67 points behind ASCoC point leader Dale Blaney as they head for
Utica Rome Speedway for tonight's racing action in Vernon , NY. Go Tim!!

If
there is one track where the locals are hardest to beat, its the "Grove".
Tim had a solid night with a 13th quick time he was able to finish 2nd in
his heat to make the transfer. Not making the Dash put him in the 5th row
for the "A". Tim worked his way up to 5th at the checkers. Not bad at all
considering the crowd he was in and how tough it is to pass on the extra
large 1/2 mile!

Shaffer finished 4th
locking the CH Motorsports No. 83 into the big 50 lap A-main. Tim lined up
way back in the 14th spot (outside row #7) with a lot of fast cars in
front of him, but he knew he had fifty laps to work his way towards the
front, and that he did. When the dust settled The Steel City Outlaw was
5th. It wasn't a win, but it was a solid come back for the CH Team.

Tim Shaffer and the
CH #83 team will be racing tonight (5/28) with the WoO @ Lawrenceburg
Speedway located in Lawrenceburg, IN. GO TIM!!

Shaffer timed 6th fast from the thirty
five sprinters. In the ten lap heat race Tim advanced two spots finishing
third. The Aliquippa, PA native finished 4th in the fast dash after
starting 5th. This placed the CH Motorsports Machine outside of row #2
(4th) for the thirty lap A-main.

In the "A" Shaffer
was battling hard for the 3rd position (while running down the
leaders) when on lap 8 the #83 spun, Shaffer did a full 360, but the
caution came out sending The Steel City Outlaw to the rear of the field.
With only 22 laps remaining Shaffer managed to work his way back into the
top ten.

It was
a great night for the CH Motorsports #83 Team. In qualifying Tim stopped
the clock at 14.005 (6th quick).........In heat #3 Shaffer started 5th and
finished 2nd with a strong car. Tim won the 6 lap Dash placing him
on the pole for the 30 lap main event. In the "A" The Steel City Outlaw
was dominate leading from green to checker!

Eldora
may need a new caution flag last night. The feature was plagued
with spins flat tires and a 5 car pile up. Tim managed to make the dash
and Feature with no problems but finished 16th in the "A". It was the 5
car pile up that ended Tim's chances,a tangle with Dolansky as they were
trying to miss the carnage sent him and 4 others to the pits before the
the final laps. Saturday is night two and lets take a positive outlook
with the Jumbo full moon predicted for tonight. Lets hope it assists the
track lighting and we get a good clean race.

4/28/12. UNOH All Star
Circuit of Champions. Shaffer 12th in Port Royal A-feature.

The
#83 of Shaffer timed 21st quick from 38 cars (not so good). After
qualifying the crew made some chassis changes to the Call/Holbrook
machine. The car was better...In heat race #1 Tim finished right where he
started, first. In the thirty lap A-main Shaffer lined up way back in the
20th spot. When the race went green Shaffer was on the move. In the end
Tim advanced eight positions finishing 12th earning yet another Hard
Charger award.

The CH Motorsports team had a decent
night. The 83 of Shaffer lined up 18th in the main event and brought it
home 9th earning the Hard Charger award. The All-Stars are off to Port
Royal Speedway for tonight's race. GO TIM!!

It
was a chilly night in Ohio, temps in the 40's. Even with the cold
temperatures there were 32 sprints (410) on hand for the season opener.
Tim locked the CH Motorsports #83 into the thirty lap A-main after
finishing 3rd in his heat (started 7th) race. Tim now had a 11th place
starting spot in the "A"......The battle in the "A" was close one. The top
6 cars were nose to tail and side-by-side. In the end Shaffer finished 4th
overall.

Next
stop, All-Stars @ Attica for a two day show, April 6 & 7. GO TIM!!

I
made the trip to Ocala for the finale and witnessed a very frustrating
night for Tim and the rest of us. Tim timed well, made the transfer from
the heat. A win in the dash put him on the pole for the "A". Despite some
challenges from eventual winner Danny Lasoski Tim seemed to
have the advantage. That's when out of the corner of my eye I saw Tim
going backwards, I mean literally! In avoiding a lapped car that moved
into his line, Tim spun the car and backed in to the wall right after the
pit gate. Tim was not hurt and the car did not appear to be severely
damaged but Tim's night was over. It was not Tim's best speed week
ever, but then he has had some dominate ones. The good side was he was in
the game for all the ASCoC races and garnered some points to build on
during the long season. The crew seemed to work well together and the car
set up were good. We look forward to the Spring Nationals opener up north
at Attica (April 6th-7th).

Do not have a detailed report for last nights action, as
you can see Tim finished a respectable 7th. You can also see that very
little passing was accomplished last night. With record high temps (85+)
and wind, track prep is a real challenge. I am headed over there tonight
with a race time temp of 60 and low in the high 40's its going to be a
real shock to my Florida system. But it will be worth it to see a good
race. Go Tim!!!

They
are good friends off the track, but on the track they are fierce
competitors. I am sorry I missed this one. Tim qualified 2nd quick on the
reconfigured Bubba Raceway Park. Tim made the transfer through heat 3,
finished 6th in the dash for a 6th place start in the (A). I turned into a
3 battle in the "A" with Tim finished 3rd while pressing 2nd place
finisher Dale Blaney. 2 Nights left in Florida speedweeks! Go Tim!

A bad break for the Call/Hollbrook 83 ended the night
way to early. A very inexpensive part broke on the magneto prior to
qualifying, and proved to be a tough fix. Rather then change the motor and
risk not having enough back up for next weeks All Star race at Ocala, the
team decided to pass on today's racing in order to get ready. The points
race was close last year and you don't want to question a decision early
on that could take you out of it.

It took a
long time for track prep, so the drivers had plenty of time before the two
hot lap sessions to spend visiting with the fans and fellow drivers.

Not
a good night for most of the "Big Guns" Tim was one of the lucky ones that
did not have to run the "B'. Tim was 21st quick and made the transfer from
his heat but started in the back for the "A". Tim was busy passing cars
when a yellow flew, and although I could not see 1 and 2 from my end of
the infield I realized that Tim was involved. Apparently it was a spin
with no contact and that took away all of his progress and more. With the
laps left, Tim made a couple of passes but had to settle for 16th.
Hopefully the pill draw and will be better tonight and the weather holds
up, so that we can get a better finish.

A
much better night for Tim in the Call/Holbrook 83. Tim was 10th fast
in a field of of 40 cars transfered through his heat for a 10 place spot
in the "A". Tim was behind Kraig Kinser at the end pushing him for 2nd.
The laps ran out and Tim ended up on the podium with a 3rd.

"It
was definitely a great night for us," Shaffer said. "To start 10th and get
up to third, that's a good night for us."At this place, you could be a hero one night and a zero the next
night. We'll try to build off what we learned tonight and hopefully we can move on tomorrow
with it." Night 2 will be tonight and the weather is looking good.

Sorry for the lateness of the reports my partner Scott
is in the Hospital and we wish him a quick recovery.

Night 2 of the Winter Freeze lived up to its name. I was at
Ocala Fl. a couple of hundred miles south and had 5 layers of clothes on
to keep warm. Reports were coming out of Georgia of a wind chill factor of
18 degrees and ice on the track.

The C&H sprinter was 14th quick and Won the 2nd heat.
A 9th place finish in the "A" was the best Tim could do in the cold
conditions. No doubt the 83 is fast and I am sure the "Steel City
Outlaws" first 2012 victory is not far away.

The UNOH All Stars now move to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.
Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15 and 16

A great effort for the C&H Motorsports on the opening
night of the 2012 season. Tim was 2nd in his heat and won the dash giving
him the pole for the "A". Unfortunately it was a early out for Tim when
the front end broke while in the lead ending his night.

On night #2 The Steel City Outlaw finished 3rd in his first heat (#6) and
7th in his second (#14). Shaffer finished 2nd in the C-main which
transferred the Q36 machine to the B-main. In the "B" Shaffer started 14th
and when the dust settled the Aliquippa, PA Native finished 10th. It
wasn't the trip Tim had hoped for, but as we all know; in racing you have
good nights and bad nights........
Get full race results here: http://www.sprintcarworld.com.au/2k10_event.asp?Id=9184

Tim will be back in the good ole USA mid-week.

Tim will be leaving for Australia tomorrow, (Jan.
3rd) returning on Jan 23. He will be driving the #36 (I think) for Reeve
Kruck (Titan Garage doors).

The
Reeve Kruck # Q36 car struggled a bit last night @ the South Australian
bullring.....Next up Jan 21-22 @ the Premier Speedway in Warrnambool for
the Australian version of the "Knoxville Nationals". GO TIM!!

Jan. 14. Speedway
City (Australia)

Tim
won his heat race, but unfortunately for Shaffer and Titan Garages Team
their night ended early when the #36 of Shaffer flipped on lap #2 in the
B-Main. Tim was ok, but done for the night. Next race Jan 20.

Jan 6 &7 - Shaffer "Down Under". Archerfield
Speedway, Qld.

The Steel City Outlaw started 16th in Friday's "Prelim"
A-main and finished 12th. On night #2 @ Archerfield Speedway Tim developed
car troubles during his Heat race sending the Reeve Kruck #36 Titan
Garages / Oven U Maxim machine to the B-main, which Tim won; placing him
15th on the A-main grid. When the dust settled Shaffer finished 6th. It
was a strong run. The team is gathering momentum for the next event @
Speedway City SA, on Jan 14. GO TIM!!